Den spanske ryttaren Eduardo Alvarez Aznar har meddelat att hans tidigare olympiska häst Legend har dött vid 15 års ålder.
Legend, en belgisk varmblodig valack, representerade Spanien vid OS i Tokyo och EM 2021. Alvarez Aznar tog över tyglarna 2019 och uppnådde flera topp 10-placeringar i femstjärniga tävlingar med hästen, däribland tredjeplatser i Paris och Shanghai. Deras sista tävling var deltävlingen i Global Champions Tour i Marrakech, där de kom på tionde plats i Grand Prix.
US Olympic dressage rider Adrienne Lyle has announced the death of her former top mount Wizard at age 27.
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The renowned one-eyed showjumping stallion Cornado NRW has died at age 23 due to an incurable tumour. The North Rhine Westphalian State Stud announced that the horse was put down on April 28. Cornado NRW, ridden by Marcus Ehning, earned €1.8 million in prize money over a stellar career.
Elise Washer and her 21-year-old horse Menelaus, known as Spotty, are competing in the BE90 LeMieux Grassroots Championships at Badminton Horse Trials. The pair scored 32.1 in dressage to sit provisional 11th, with showjumping and cross-country scheduled for 6 May. This marks Spotty's retirement event.
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Sweden's show jumping national team captain Henrik Ankarcrona has nominated seven riders to a preliminary squad for the World Championships in Aachen this summer. Henrik von Eckermann and Peder Fredricson are likely to feature in the final team of five riders plus one reserve. The squad will be finalized at Falsterbo.